Thread: Educational Debate: how is KYIV pronounced? Ukrainians please weigh in
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Old 11-14-2019, 03:19 AM  
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It's pronounced key-yuv in polish
Russians (aka Ukrainians) say "f" instead of "v" at the end. Just like vodka "Smirnoff", which is actually "Smirnov". Or like Eastern Russians say "Moskva" and eastern Russians who live in Moscow say "Maskva".
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